Furman family papers, 1848-1891 (bulk 1867-1882).

Furman family.

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Dickson, David, 1809-1885

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Better farming practices were introduced by innovative planters like David Dickson, who designed a plow and began the practice of using bat guano for fertilizer. Dickson, along with other progressive planters, founded the Hancock County Planters Club in 1837 to encourage improved agricultural achievements. It had a statewide influence on planters who witnessed the club's enthusiasm and successful yields, and it helped turn the tide of emigration to western lands after cotton farming...

Furman, Susan Emma Miller, 1832-1892

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Furman, John Howard, 1824-1902

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Physician and plantation owner J.H. Furman was born, 1824, in St. Luke's Parish, S.C.; lived in Georgia (1845-1851) where he practiced medicine and studied agriculture; after his first wife's death in late 1851, he returned to South Carolina and in 1854 married his second wife, Susan E. Miller, and in 1859, moved with his family to town of Privateer (Sumter District, S.C.), where he owned a plantation and continued to practice medicine. Dr. J.H. Furman was the grandson of Richard Furman and son ...

Dabbs, Susan Miller Furman, 1868-

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Furman, Kate, 1858-

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Landrum, Susannah

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Talley, Elizabeth Nisbet Furman, 1874-

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Furman, Richard Baker, 1866-1958

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